Thoughts from Marie Mason on the Earth First! Journal

Earlier this year, editors from the Earth First! Journal received the adjacent artwork and following letter from eco-prisoner Marie Mason, who is serving 22 years for ELF actions, which read in part: “…Thank you so much for the work you do to make […]

Occupy Duke Protests Coal Power and Rate Hikes in NC

A well attended rally held in Charlotte on March 31 called for Duke Energy to drop its dirty rate hike. Dozens of concerned community members joined leaders from environmental and social justice groups to demand Duke end unfair rate increases to fund […]

Seven Arrested in Major Take Back the Land Action

On Monday, April 9th, about 60 community participants entered the house of a Raleigh, NC, family that has been illegally foreclosed on, and refused to leave as an act of civil disobedience.  The family has bravely chosen to fight eviction and foreclosure […]

Palm Oil Found in 50% of Grocery Store Goods

by Nettle, Earth First! Journal What do Ben & Jerry’s, Girl Scout Cookies, Little Debbie snacks and Clif bars all have in common? They all contain palm oil. Both the flesh and the kernel of oil palms, a fruit, are used to […]

New Executive Order Grants More State Control Over Resources

By Sasha A couple of weeks ago, President Obama signed a new Executive Order into existence, giving unprecedented power to the state under the auspices of national security. The shocking order tells the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Interior “to […]

TWAC 2012 Action Camp Announced

The Trans’ and Womyn’s Action Camp is a gathering of eco-activists, who are also working to bring down patriarchy. TWAC is for folks who identify as any variety of gender variant and marginalized genders. There will be space to share skills in […]

Animal Genocide in Michigan

Cross Posted from Natural News The state of Michigan is only days away from engaging in what can only be called true “animal genocide” — the mass murder of ranch animals based on the color of their hair. It’s all part of […]

Another Radioactive Water Leak Reported at Fukushima Plant

By Tsuyoshi Inajima Tokyo Electric Power Co. said as much as 12 tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipe at its crippled Fukushima nuclear station, the second such incident in 11 days at the same pipeline, raising further doubts about the […]